A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.

[earwigplanet@mastodon.social]

@_elena Also, as a side note, I've seen a ton of homophobia and transphobia on Medium getting monetized as of late so that's another one to start avoiding.

[megabyteghost@masto.hackers.town]

@codebuzz Aside from what @_elena and @jwildeboer said, I do think it is a good use of time and energy to introduce people to more open source, self hostable, and indie platforms...I know you get that. You're on indieweb.social, one of the best instances on Mastodon!

[mastodonmigration@mastodon.online]

@Curmudgeon @_elena

The problem with this argument is that revenue earned by Substack is disproportionately used to support fascist ideology. So these great accounts are actually funding fascism, as is anyone who subscribes to them. That's not free speech, it's a failure to muster the courage of their convictions.

[bruiserzinha@ursal.zone]

@Torithom

@hamishcampbell self host

#dotcons

[sayonaraminasan@urusai.social]

@_elena someone much wiser than myself once said https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/116456782686227334

[pheonix@hachyderm.io]

@_elena I didn't know substack platforms human traffickers, misogynists and xenophobes.

[clintruin@mastodon.social]

@Trixiemaina @_elena
Enjoy your "go to app".
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters

[veronica@explains.social]

@_elena I've noticed a lot of folks have no idea what "Substack" is. They see a newsletter. It has information they agree with. They sign up. They don't think about it beyond that.

Basically, if we want to take a bite out of the SS, I think we need to educate folks on what the uniform looks like.

IMO that has to go hand-in-hand with reaching out to writers in our lives and encouraging them to look at alternatives.

[trixiemaina@mstdn.social]

@clintruin @_elena ok

[vanzick@mastodon.social]

@_elena I believe there’s space for anyone in the world to express their ideas, in Tate’s case the space inside a rubbish bin. Any respectable platform would never accept to profit from his disgusting and harmful propaganda, but then again Substack is not a respectable one.

[hub@cosocial.ca]

@_elena @pheonix and literal nazi with swastica on their page.

[geraldew@fosstodon.org]

@veronica @_elena I also suspect those writers have no idea how many of us see that their content is on Substack and simply don't go there.

Admittedly, I also have no idea how many of us are doing that - i.e. not reading them.

[woe2you@beige.party]

@codebuzz @_elena @jwildeboer One user and all the neo-Nazis. Remember them? The ones Substack refuses to remove?

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@codebuzz

We have only one planet, but there are lots of blogging sites. That's where your comparison breaks down.

And we cannot treat Nazism as an equal and valid viewpoint. We must reject it, and reject it hard.

@_elena @jwildeboer

[xenodium@indieweb.social]

@_elena here’s an alternative built by me https://lmno.lol my https://xenodium.com blog runs off that.

[fatboy@fosstodon.org]

@_elena Substack? More like subshit

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@Curmudgeon @_elena

"Rick Wilson, HCR, Joyce Vance"

We convince them to move

"That's what we call free speech"

Speech intended to limit the freedoms of those who are women, nonwhite, trans, gay, nonChristian, people with disabilities, etc is not free speech

How do you define speech against freedom as free speech?

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@Synthyx @_elena

the topic here is substack which platforms actual literal nazis. the swastika prominently shown. this whole "you use that word too much" is a weird hill to die on when dealing with genuine nazis my friend

[sassinake@mastodon.social]

@_elena

@rbreich

[scottytrees@mastodon.social]

@_elena real shame so many journalists still use substack, but you do you. i'm purging myself of most news stuff. it's just too depressing and too stupid and it isn't helping my mental health at all